Taylor Swift’s lucky ’13′ comes into play at CMA Awards

Taylor Swift has long maintained that 13 is her lucky number, and on Wednesday night during the 45th annual CMA Awards, the numerals came into play again. If added up, the numbers of the date — Nov. 9, 2011 (1+1+9+1+1) — equal 13. And when Swift won her second CMA for entertainer of the year, she said it was following the show’s thirteenth segment.

“I just didn’t want to think about (the number being present) because it’s like you don’t want to have high hopes about something that big and that cool,” Swift said after the show. “To win it twice is like the coolest thing that’s ever happened to me happening twice. I’m freaking out right now.”

She explained that the reason “we celebrate like we just won the Super Bowl” is because the award is about and because of more people than just herself.

“The fact that I know the band and my crew and the dancers and the aerialists and the caterers and my family and my friends and the fans all over the world are paying attention to tonight and I know they were excited because they are part of this,” she said.

“To look out in a stadium full of people is the most overwhelming feeling. The fact we got to do that so many times this year is all thanks to the fans. They are the ones who decide whether you are playing in a theater or a stadium, and I’m in awe of the fact they have topped themselves every year.”